The MS Alphabet: Stem Cell Therapy, Sx, Synapse, and Other ‘S’ Terms – Multiple Sclerosis News Today
Multiple Sclerosis News Today |
The MS Alphabet: Stem Cell Therapy, Sx, Synapse, and Other ‘S’ Terms
Multiple Sclerosis News Today It is thought that using stem cells in therapeutic applications may eventually slow MS disease activity and help repair damage caused by demyelination. Stem cell therapy targets or uses your own stem cells to do this repair work. A wide variety of stem … |
Gizmodo |
The Scientists Who Sparked CRISPR Panic Couldn’t Reproduce Their Study Results
Gizmodo Last summer, a study claiming that the gene-editing technique CRISPR might actually be dangerous whipped labs around the biotech world into a frenzy. Researchers found that when they used CRISPR to cure blindness by changing DNA in mice, it resulted in … |
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NGF Gene Therapy Trial Data Published
Alzforum While Rafii knows of no active gene therapy efforts for AD, the strategy is being tested for other neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s and spinal muscular atrophy, and he expects others may follow (Mar 2018 news; Dec 2015 conference news … |
WNDU-TV |
Fighting Parkinson’s with deep-sea shrimp and CRISPR
WNDU-TV Bioengineers are using a new gene-editing system and glow-in-the-dark sea creatures to advance the fight against Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disease that causes tremors, muscle rigidity and restricted mobility. There is … |